Measuring a baseball player's accumulated winning contribution

• US 6,691,063 B1
• Filed: 03/16/2002
• Issued: 02/10/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Colin K. Campbell, Derek H. Campbell, Ronald J. Campbell
• Original Assignee: Colin K. Campbell, Derek H. Campbell, Ronald J. Campbell
• Inventors: Campbell, Colin K., Campbell, Derek H., Campbell, Ronald J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Barlow, John
• Assistant Examiner(s): Washburn, Douglas N
• Application Number:
  US10/098,245
• Time in Patent Office: 696 Days
• Field of Search: 273/118.R, 273/244, 273/244.2, 273/277, 273/291, 273/292, 273/317.6, 340/323.R, 463/2, 463/3, 463/7, 463/9, 463/42, 463/43, 700/90, 700/91, 700/92, 700/93, 702/179, 702/181, 702/182, 702/183
• US Class Current: 702/182
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/34 Betting or bookmaking, e.g. Internet betting
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking

Abstract

Methods, systems and devices are provided for measuring a baseball player'"'"'s accumulated winning contribution (AWC) by determining how much a baseball team'"'"'s probability of winning changes based on a team member'"'"'s direct contributions to the outcome of individual events in one or more baseball games.

Claims

1. A method for measuring winning contributions in baseball, comprising:

selecting an event in a baseball game in which a specified baseball player is involved;

identifying a pre-event game status that exists immediately prior to the event;

determining a pre-event probability for the home team winning the game based on the pre-event game status;

identifying a post-event game status that exists immediately after the event;

determining a post-event probability for the home team winning the game based on the post-event game status; and

assigning a winning contribution to the specified baseball player based on comparing the post-event probability of winning with the pre-event probability of winning.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the winning contribution is determined based on the difference between the post-event probability of winning and the pre-event probability of winning.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein an accumulated winning contribution is determined for the specified baseball player by accumulating the winning contributions of the specified baseball player from a plurality of events in one or more baseball games.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the pre-event status and the post-event status are each based on factors selected from the group consisting of the half-inning of the baseball game, the number of outs, the bases-occupied status, the difference in the score, the actual overall score, the baseball park in which the game is being played, the order in the line-up that is at-bat, the quality of the teams playing in the game, and combinations thereof.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein the plurality of events consist essentially of events in which the specified baseball player is directly involved.

6. A system for providing the winning contributions of all participants on a baseball team, comprising a device that provides a specified baseball player'"'"'s accumulated winning contribution, wherein the specified baseball player'"'"'s contribution to winning baseball games is determined by:

selecting an event in a baseball game in which the specified baseball player is involved;

identifying a pre-event game status that exists immediately prior to the event;

determining a pre-event probability for the home team winning the game based on the pre-event game status;

identifying a post-event game status that exists immediately after the event;

determining a post-event probability for the home team winning the game based on the post-event game status;

assigning a winning contribution to the specified baseball player based on comparing the post-event probability of winning with the pre-event probability of winning; and

accumulating the winning contributions from a plurality of events in one or more baseball games to determine the specified baseball player'"'"'s accumulated winning contribution.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the device is a computer.

8. The system of claim 6 wherein the device is a lap-top computer.

9. The system of claim 7 wherein the computer is a hand-held computer.

10. The system of claim 6 wherein the device is a PDA.

11. The device of claim 6 wherein the device is an internet website.

12. The device of claim 6 wherein the device is a published book.